An Electoral College projection released Wednesday
from Morning Consult found that Hillary Clinton would secure
massive victories in the general election against either Donald
Trump or Ted Cruz, the two most likely Republican presidential
nominees.

But the analysis also showed that Clinton, the former secretary
of state and Democratic frontrunner, would suffer a defeat at the
hands of John Kasich, the Ohio governor.

The study, which surveyed more than
44,000 registered voters across all 50 states, showed that
Clinton would have the advantage in nearly every Midwestern swing
state against Trump, the GOP frontrunner, and Cruz, the Texas
senator nipping at his heels.

But the analysis suggested that Kasich had the potential to flip
the script in those states. The study showed Kasich holding leads
in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, all
states his fellow remaining Republicans were projected to lose.

The map was nearly identical for both Trump and Cruz, with Trump
picking up an additional four votes for winning Maine. (Maine,
however, has voted reliably for Democratic candidates in every
presidential election since 1988.)

Morning Consult, a polling, consulting, and technology firm,
surveyed the more than 44,000 voters in all 50 states over a
four-month period. The company combined those results with other
factors like voter demographics and economic data to forecast an
overall outcome in each state.

Clinton would edge out Trump and Cruz by more than 100 electoral
votes, the analysis found. A candidate needs to secure 270
electoral votes to win the presidency.

Of note, roughly 18% of total respondents were still undecided.

Here's a look at the Trump-Clinton matchup at this point:

Morning
Consult

Nine states, which will most likely be among the most hotly
contested in the potential Trump-Clinton matchup, were within the
margin of error. They are Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Florida,
New Mexico, Nevada, New Hampshire, Indiana, and Maine.

Here's Clinton vs. Cruz:

Morning
Consult

Cruz's map against Clinton sets up in a near identical way to
Trump's, but the margins within several states are vastly
different.

And here's Clinton vs. Kasich:

Morning Consult

Kasich's theoretical map would be a dream GOP scenario, with
nearly every swing state going in favor of the Ohio governor.